Connecticut western news., 1887-07-20
Deferred Correspondence.
SALISBURY,

Miss Carrie B. Conklin, with Mrs Maria M. Niver and Miss Alice U. Niver, of Waterbury, Ct., and Miss Decker, of Hudson, left Albany Mon day, July II, for visit among friends in Illinois and Wisconsin.
 SHEFFIELD.
 Rev MT McPherson preached an ex- cellent sermon on Sunday, July 10, on the subject, Occupy till come," The people of the M. B. church are to be congratulated upon having so able pastor, who is alive to all the interests of the church, social, financial and spiritual. Rev Mir Temple gave very interesting talk to his people Sunday evening, July 10, upon what he saw and heard at the late "Convention of Christian Endeavor" held in Saratoga, N. Y.
 Quite good deal of hay was caught out over Sunday on account of the rain Friday night and Saturday The strawberry festival at the M. B. church was pretty well drowned out with rain but the receipts were ten dollars. Pretty good for such a night. The lawn party, near the church, the week following, had very pleasant night, quite good many present and pleas ant time. -. The Fourth passed quietly away. Several went from here to Sharon in the evening to see the fireworks :. The Center school closed last Friday. ....Dr Frank Skif, of this place, left here July 11th to locate in West Corn wall. They are very fortunate indeed to secure him for their physician. We predict for him the success he so we'll deserves, and cordially recommend him to all who need his services. :. Hoeing and having come all together this year.
 FALLS VILLAGE.
 The following article we copy from the Religious and Temperance Weekly. of Jacksonville, Florida. "The report that the Rev H. B. Mead is to resign the pastorial care of the Union Cong. church of this city, on account of the inability of that society to pay Without being burdened) sufficient salary for his support, gives quite general dis satisfaction. The Union Cong church has become quite strong factor in the religions influence of the city and to Rev Mead as it's pastor, is largely due this influence. And 1t becomes a ques- tion of deep interest to the people of the city whether he can well be spared. A large number of the churches in the state are assisted more or less by missio- nary societies in the north, that is the way with most of the Cong. churches in the state. The church of Jacksonville has hitherto had such help from the American Home Missionary Society, and we think and believe that if the secre- taries of the Home Missinary Society in N. Y. had correct impression of the condition of the Cong. church here, and of the importance of this field to the mission work of the state, that it would appropriate aid to the amount of $500 or more, to enable the church to retain MT Mead in the pastorate. It is clearly necessary and cannot be neglected with out serious loss to the work in the entire state. From what we know of the situation, and we have taken pains to find out, there is not another field in the state, the demands of which are more imperative. We think if MT Mead is allowed to leave the field for want of an adequate support, it will be very difficult to fill his place for long time. We earnestly hope the matter will be attended to at once.
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